Since 2002, the Library has partnered in Cornell's New Student Reading Project, a rite of passage for incoming students and a shared focus for the renewal of the academic year. Reading guides for each book provided new students with an entry into the vast array of available library resources, and these striking and provocative posters, created in mixed media by Cornell University Library graphic designer Carla DeMello, sparked conversation and interest throughout Ithaca and beyond.

Here is a collection of those 14 covers made into 5in x 7in notecards with envelopes.